Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 82.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: West and Central Africa recorded 82.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 82.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.4%, in 1998.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 58.4% | — |
| 1999 | 58.8% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 61.4% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 62.7% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 64.5% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 65.9% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 70.6% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 69.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 69.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 71.7% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 75.6% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 78.9% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 78.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.5% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 78.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 79.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 80.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 80.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 81.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 82.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.6% | 58.4% | 58.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.4% | 61.4% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 73.0% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 80.2% | 82.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: West and Central Africa
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 82.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4% in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release